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Books versus movie compare and contrast
Books versus movie compare and contrast
Books versus movie compare and contrast
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Angela's Ashes is a book of about 300 pages long, and as a film director, it is very hard to put every single part of the book into film, since there is just not enough time. The longest kind of movies use to last about 3 hours, and even then is not enough to be able to pass on every single little detail from the book into the movie. And when movies drag on for so long, they audience usually starts to lose interest and that can be bad since that can turn people away from going to see the film. The big scenes usually make it into the movie but the little ones do not. So let us try and see if Angela's Ashes The Movie is true to the book, or if it fails to bring the feelings that one gets when reading the book. The first thing that can be said about the movie is that it skips a lot of small and big scenes that help to further explain the plot. If someone were to watch the movie first and then read the book, they would find themselves with a whole another story then in the book then what they get from the movie. For example, the movie starts in the second paragraph of the book, just sk...
money left in the family and they are living a poor and unhappy life without enough money
There are many differences in the movie that were not in the book. In the movie there is a new character in the movie that was not in the book. This character was David Isay.
The title of this book is Angela’s Ashes. The title doesn’t make a lot of sense because the story about Angela’s cremation and her lost ashes is found in part two of the book. However, ashes do appear in the book in relation to Angela. An example of this would be the ashes from Angela’s Woodbine cigarettes. And another example would be Angela sitting next to the ashes from the fireplace during hard times.
I think that most of the event in the movie were not in the same order that Jeannette had wrote them. After reading the book I had a different picture in mind of how each character would look and it threw me off for the rest of the movie. I did like the fact that I could see what was happening and not just imagine things in my head that I thought was happening, as I was watching the movie I was seeing the same thing everyone else was and not just what I was picturing while reading the
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
McCourt is able to use humor, irony, and point of view to make the tale of Angela’s Ashes one which will never be forgotten.
Angela’s Ashes, by Frank McCourt is a genuine memoir that vividly tells the story of a young, Irish Catholic boy during the 1930’s and early 1940’s. Frank’s memory of his impoverished childhood is difficult to accept, however, he injects a sense of devilish humor into his biography. He creates a story where the readers watch him grow beyond all odds and live through the pinnacle of the miserable Irish Catholic childhood. “People everywhere brag and whimper about the woes of their early years, but nothing can compare with the Irish version: the poverty, the shiftless loquacious alcoholic father; the pious defeated mother moaning by the fire; pompous priests; bullying schoolmasters; the English and the terrible things they did to us for eight hundred long years”(McCourt 11). His interaction with his family proves that despite the hunger and pain, love and strength come out of misery. Although the book tells the experience of an individual, the story itself is universal.
Angela’s Ashes - Frank McCourt's Love/Hate Relationship with his Father. Angela’s Ashes is a memoir of Frank McCourt’s childhood and the difficulties he faced whilst growing up. His family were very poor and moved from America to Limerick to try and live an easier life. Frank’s father was constantly out of a job and never had enough money to support his family and friends.
...e, and death, the tone is humorous and matches the age of the narrator. As the narrator becomes older in age, the tone gets progressively serious continuing to balance. The meaning of the title “Angela’s Ashes” is controversial; though, I think it refers to his mother, Angela. His mother invariably looks poor, defeated and broken down. I view her as a metaphor for a typical Irish mother in the 1930s of limerick that didn’t have any opportunities to get a job or make money to provide for their indigent families. Angela lacks pride and regularly “stares into the dead ashes of the fire place” which represents her displeasure and culpability for her poor family (McCourt 253). Although Frank McCourt struggled through a harsh childhood, he successfully accomplished his dream of coming to America where he emerged as a successful, vivid writer and author of Angela’s Ashes.
The movie is, most likely, done well enough to intrigue its intended audience. It captured the theme and story line of the book. It falls short, though, when compared to the beautiful, sensitive and contemplative prose of Natalie Babbitt. One could only hope that a viewing of the film will lead the watcher to try the book and be delighted all the more.
I have only included what I have to believe are largely important plot gaps and differences in the movie version in comparison to the book one, and so I apologize again if I have missed any other major ones. Forgive me, please.
The autobiography Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt tells the life of the McCourt family while living in poverty in Limmerick, Ireland during the 30’s and 40’s. Frank McCourt relates his difficult childhood to the reader up to the time he leaves for America at age nineteen. The book has many prevailing themes, but one of the most notable is the settings relationship to the family. The setting of the book ultimately influences the choices and lifestyle of the McCourt family in many ways.
The book and the movie were both very good. The book took time to explain things like setting, people’s emotions, people’s traits, and important background information. There was no time for these explanations the movie. The book, however, had parts in the beginning where some readers could become flustered.
The book contained a first person source of emotion and attitude that cannot be duplicated. I also found it helpful that I could almost get the story from multiple points of view, as I was watching the events occur and not just hearing Normans account of the events. The reason the movie was a bit more interesting is because they director put more exciting scenes in and filled the film with great images. I really enjoyed the images; it made me want to go explore Montana and pick up fly fishing. A good example of added scenes in the movie is when the boy’s forest service crew takes a canoe down a treacherous river. This is what I would expect from Norman and his brother, since they were raised in the outdoors, but it is nowhere to be found in the book! The film had more than extra scenes, though. After watching the film I realized that it was evident that the family was prone to problems, you could see it from the start. He would bet on anything, even as a young boy. Despite the foreshadowing, I was surprised but in hindsight it should have been expected: Paul’s death was ironic; his hands were what made him an outstanding fisherman and they are also what got him killed in a drunken brawl. The ending was a bit extreme, but it was not too farfetched. It made me think about every possible outcome of a person’s life. The final minutes of the film reflect on some of the iconic scenes of the movie and were pretty sad. There’s good outcomes, and there’s bad ones. It also provoked thoughts about my own family and our relationships with each other as I found Norman’s situation somewhat
In the end the movie was fun to watch, and the tale was fun to read. Both were kind of weird, especially the movie, but were interesting. The movie itself, while not being a direct reimagining of the classic tale, does very well as an action sequel. A sort of what are they doing now with their lives, after their experience. If I had a choice though, I would still read the tale over viewing the movie.